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St Pancras 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table VI. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1876.
| No. of Complaints received during year | 1815 | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 2000 | |
| Results of Inspection. | ||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 1317 | |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 937 | |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 293 | |
| House Drains. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 321 | |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 473 | |
| Privies and Water Closets. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 432 | |
| Supplied with Water | 288 | |
| New provided | 9 | |
| Dust Bins. | ||
| New provided | 55 | |
| Repaired, Covered, &c. | 77 | |
| Water Supply. | ||
| Cisterns (new) erected | 18 | |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 248 | |
| Miscellaneous. | ||
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse | 97 | |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 19 | |
| Bakehouses | Regularly inspected | |
| Licensed Cowhouses | 65 | |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses | 59 | |
| Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings | 3d | |